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EPT Disclosure

28th Jul 2008 12:44

RNS Number : 0192A
UBS AG (EPT)
28 July 2008
 

FORM 38.5(a)

 

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS 

WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS

DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

(Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)

 

1. KEY INFORMATION

 

Name of exempt principal trader

UBS AG London Branch

Company dealt in

BHP Billiton PLC

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

0.5 USD ordinary

Date of dealing

25 JULY 2008

 

 

2. DEALINGS (Note 2)

 

(a) Purchases and sales

 

Total number of securities purchased

Highest price paid (Note 3)

Lowest price paid (Note 3)

2,162,441

1592.446 pence

1,529 pence

 

 

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received (Note 3)

Lowest price received (Note 3) 

1,838,610

1587 pence

1532 pence

 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 

Product name,  e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 4)

Number of securities (Note 5)

Price per unit (Note 3)

CFD

Short

34,000

15.3213GBP

CFD

Short

65,500

15.48635504

CFD

Short

60,194

15.4864

CFD

Long

-200,000

15.5067

CFD

Short

179,525

15.51556831

CFD

Long

50,000

15.53

CFD

Long

840

15.5469

CFD

Short

1,249

15.54899199

CFD

Short

8,483

15.54899204

CFD

Short

59,685

15.549

CFD

Long

323,479

15.552

CFD

Short

157,586

15.5749951

CFD

Long

1,808

15.58

CFD

Short

1,808

15.58

CFD

Short

68,000

15.5904

CFD

Long

179,525

15.6574

CFD

Long

2,157

15.66395086

CFD

Long

28,664

15.66395088

CFD

Long

9,732

15.664

CFD

Long

331

15.83567402

CFD

Long

2,254

15.83567409

CFD

Long

1,361

15.83567414

CFD

Long

350

15.84968943

CFD

Long

211

15.84968957

CFD

Long

51

15.8496902

CFD

Short

200,000

15.9245

 

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Product name,e.g call option

Writing,  selling,  purchasing, varying etc

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 5)

Exercise price 

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option moneypaid/received per unit (Note 3)

CALL

SELLING

77,000

1700 PENCE

AMERICAN

31/08/2008

26.579 PENCE

CALL

SELLING

75,000

1700 PENCE

AMERICAN

31/08/2008

27 PENCE

CALL

SELLING

30.000

1700 PENCE

AMERICAN

31/08/2008

25 PENCE

CALL

SELLING

11,000

1700 PENCE

AMERICAN

31/08/2008

26.579

CALL

PURCHASING

95,000

1500 PENCE

AMERICAN

30/09/2008

145 PENCE

CALL

PURCHASING

95,000

1700 PENCE

AMERICAN

31/08/2008

26.5789

 

(ii) Exercising

 

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities 

Exercise price per unit (Note 3)

 

 

 

3. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

 

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

 

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Date of disclosure

28 JULY 2008

Contact name

Netsanet Solomon

Telephone number

020 7567 8289

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected

BHP Billiton PLC

BHP Billiton LTD

Nature of connection (Note 6)

CONNECTED ADVISER

 

Notes

 

The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
END
 
 
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